Helin, Jacob Moses Ben Abraham Ashkenazi

Polish Talmudist; born about 1625; died about 1700. He studied at Lublin under R. Naphtali ha-Kohen and R. Heshel, and was the son-in-law of Löb Heller, rabbi of Satanow. Helin was the author of "Yede Mosheh," a commentary with critical notes on Midrash Rabbah, indicating the Talmudical sources from which the legends are taken, published by his son Abraham with a preface and notes (Frankfort-on-the-Oder, 1705; 2d ed., 1713; now printed in all the editions of the Midrash).

Bibliography:

  * Dembitzer, Kelilat Yofi, ii. 59b;
  * Steinschnefder, Cat. Bodl. col. 1214.



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